This is a sensible evaluation of the reality of PSU going to the Big Dance. It will be damn, damn tough to get past the first opponent. They'd need to play their best game and get a few breaks. All the same, it's great fun just to be there.
Portland State Bracketology
ESPN's NCAA Tournament expert Joe Lunardi shares his thoughts on the Vikings prospects for March Madness
Lunardi believes a best-case scenario for the Vikings is a No. 14 seed, however, the bracket wizard still thinks the selection committee could place Portland State as a No. 15 seed. Fortunately for Portland State fans, Lunardi thinks it is highly improbable that Portland State could slip to a lowly No. 16 seed.
The most recent version of Bracketology has the Vikings playing against Georgetown in the East Regional, with the first-round site Birmingham, Ala. While Lunardi said the selection committee would be inclined to keep Portland State in the West Regional, with first-round sites in either Anaheim or Denver, the top seeds are catered to when the brackets are created, and thus generally stay close to home.
"I just don't think the Vikings will be able to defend the major conference opponent they figure to face in the first round," Lunardi said.
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